Segregation and Tule Lake
In July 1943, Tule Lake concentration camp was designated as a segregation center for those the camp authorities considered "disloyal" as a result of their answers on the mandatory "loyalty questionnaire." In September 1943, "loyal" Japanese Americans from Tule Lake began departing for other camps and "disloyal" Japanese Americans from other camps started arriving at Tule Lake. The number of guards increased from a few hundred to 930 and an eight-foot high double fence was erected. The camp's capacity was 15,000 but the peak population reached 18,789 as 6,249 original "loyal" Japaense Americans chose to stay rather than be uprooted again.
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![Martial Law Reported for Tule Japs. Soldiers on Alert After March by Internees (November 14, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-981)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/fe/82/fe8218df3755eb1959e081f85825dac4.jpg)
![Tule Lake Japs Trouble-Bent, Best Testifies (December 21, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-1003)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d5/af/d5afc063d8280578a643a5b269b4ef0e.jpg)
![No Arms Found at Tule Lake (November 16, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-986)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/52/a5/52a5fdddabdc7dc5f3e3989db447e2fa.jpg)
![Disloyal Japs Fed Well, Idle While Nearby Crops Rot (November 7, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-974)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/75/3f/753fb1d8f3672d7ad540ebf2d308bd2d.jpg)
![W.R.A. Director Defends Tule Lake Administration (January 22, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1014)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/2b/c6/2bc65015496d0031442c2a1d8d775be6.jpg)
![9 Japs Held at Tule Camp for Threats (May 26, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1046)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/c9/11/c911053737844714fa110d8e9ca1dfbd.jpg)
![Disloyal Japs Continue Strike (October 29, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-969)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d6/2a/d62abf4b1b31d89bc15c99ed44df7682.jpg)
![Army Silent On Tule Lake Strike (January 11, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1009)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/0b/de/0bdedad3c4688ad2b933fe4cbc7a574b.jpg)
![Japan Choosy on Repatriating Internees in U.S. (May 29, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1048)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e7/18/e7185b4bdbbbad8d22b0b81e30be2e7d.jpg)
![Tule Lake Jap Slain by Guard (May 25, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1044)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/94/e8/94e84a46e3d5be94e355cb7e334f6a49.jpg)
![Solon Investigates Tule Lake Center (November 8, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-976)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a8/13/a8130bba307817b8ac6cd9b7912d19ea.jpg)
![Jap 'Revenge' Feared for Tule Lake Incident (November 14, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-982)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ea/0c/ea0c3e909b02af30ca0ec57abab4e133.jpg)
![Solon Assails W.R.A. Choice Of Tule Lake Site (November 15, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-984)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f1/2d/f12d784ff25484f3d0d08ec83171add2.jpg)
![Jap Tule Lake Riot Described (November 29, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-989)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/db/2d/db2d78f26ea779fc78072939c9b54b37.jpg)
![Guard Who Killed Jap Is Innocent (July 7, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1054)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/94/98/949824210be151100584a426174e7106.jpg)
![Tule Lake Japs Face Probe (February 3, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1020)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/18/43/18436ac69cc0cd7a95f12f41274de43e.jpg)